ziti with broccoli and chickpeas

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Ziti with Broccoli and Chick Peas

 

Recipe By :Italian Light and Easy by Pasquale Bruno, Jr

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Pasta

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3/4 pound broccoli florets (no stems) -- 1 1/2 cups

12 ounces ziti or mostaccioli

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 garlic cloves -- thinly sliced

15 ounces canned chickpeas -- drained and rinsed

freshly ground black pepper -- to taste

1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes -- optional, to taste

extra virgin olive oil for serving -- (2-3 tbs)

 

1. Steam the broccoli for 5 to 6 minutes, until it is cooked through yet still

firm. Plunge broccoli into cold water to stop the cooking and set the color. Set

aside to drain.

 

2. Cook pasta in plenty of salted water until it is al dente, about 8 to 10

minutes.

 

3. While pasta is cooking, make the sauce. In a saute pan or large skillet, warm

2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook and stir

until the garlic turns a toasty brown (do not burn), pressing down on it with

the back of a wooden spoon -- about 2 to 3 minutes. Discard the garlic.

 

4. Reduce the heat to medium, add the chickpeas to the pan and cook and stir for

1 minutes. Add the cooked drained pasta, the broccoli, pepper, and red pepper

flakes. Cook and stir gently over medium heat for 2 minutes. Drizzle the

remaining olive oil over the pasta if using. Serve at once.

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 576 Calories; 11g Fat (17.1% calories

from fat); 23g Protein; 98g Carbohydrate; 8g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

37mg Sodium. Exchanges: 6 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : There are four major ingredients in this dish, but the taste belies that

simplicity. This dish is at it's best when the broccoli florets are small, so

cut larger pieces down to size. Make the sauce while the pasta is cooking.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 920011 5662 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

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